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The Enigma of an Ending
James Astill
Twenty years after 9/11 an American President rewrites his country’s foreign policy and offers himself to popular judgment
A Burning in Memory…A Hole in History…
On the twentieth anniversary of 9/11 the debate on Islam is as condescending and dishonest as ever
Wave Theory
They offer certainties in mathematics and physics but for pandemics, they don’t offer much help in predicting the future
The increasing impossibility of an anti-Modi coalition
Opposition unity remains elusive with Congress hurtling from crisis to crisis as old and potential allies grow more suspicious
The Temptations of History
Afghanistan was never a viable nation-state and is unlikely to be one in future. The roots of the Afghan chaos are to be found in the country’s divisions
The Emirate of Hate
Rooted in the medieval mindset of the barely lettered, the Taliban draw their staying power from the coalition of clans, ready supplies of cash and a cosiness provided by a mindful neighbour
The End of Pax Americana
The US has grievously hurt its international credibility with a self-inflicted defeat and humiliation in Afghanistan. Its enemies can only be celebrating. The security and humanitarian disaster that the Biden administration has unleashed in Afghanistan will likely unravel whatever is left of American primacy
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